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Some colleges do ice cream socials. At Bowdoin in Brunswick, Maine, there's a full-fledged lobster bake to welcome students back to school. Cost of attendance is "market price," but you can bet it's cheaper than a lobster dinner just about anywhere else. And the rest of the year, the dining hall has freshly squeezed orange juice, homemade muffins, and an egg sandwich so good that the sister of this writer felt the need to live-text the process of eating it during every Sunday brunch.

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Attention, high school seniors! It’s decision time. You’ve (hopefully) gotten some acceptance letters in the mail, and now you get to choose where to spend the best six four years of your life. There are so many factors to weigh: Are the dorms “like palaces”? Is the dating culture whack? Oh, and let’s hope there are esteemed professors with whom you would like to pursue myriad research opportunities and expand your mind. But if you’re like us, all important decisions are rooted in Socrates’ timeless query: What’s for dinner? Let us help you make the most important decision of your life, whether you’re a food politico, a locavore, or if you just really, really like ice cream.

Some colleges do ice cream socials. At Bowdoin in Brunswick, Maine, there's a full-fledged lobster bake to welcome students back to school. Cost of attendance is "market price," but you can bet it's cheaper than a lobster dinner just about anywhere else. And the rest of the year, the dining hall has freshly squeezed orange juice, homemade muffins, and an egg sandwich so good that the sister of this writer felt the need to live-text the process of eating it during every Sunday brunch.